U.S. patent number 8,519,964 [Application Number 11/969,809] was granted by the patent office on 2013-08-27 for portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface supporting user navigations of graphical objects on a touch screen display.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Imran Chaudhri, Greg Christie, Scott Forstall, Steven P. Jobs, Stephen O. Lemay, Michael Matas, Gregory Novick, Charles J. Pisula, Andrew Emilio Platzer, Marcel Van Os. Invention is credited to Imran Chaudhri, Greg Christie, Scott Forstall, Steven P. Jobs, Stephen O. Lemay, Michael Matas, Gregory Novick, Charles J. Pisula, Andrew Emilio Platzer, Marcel Van Os.
United States Patent |
8,519,964 |
Platzer , et al. |
August 27, 2013 |
Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface
supporting user navigations of graphical objects on a touch screen
display
Abstract
A portable multifunction device displays a first user interface
object and a second user interface object on a touch screen
display. Upon detecting a finger-down event at the first user
interface object and one or more finger-dragging events on the
touch screen display, the device moves the first user interface
object on the touch screen display along a path determined by the
finger-dragging events until the first user interface object at
least in part overlaps the second user interface object. Upon
detecting a finger-up event at the second user interface object,
the device visually replaces the second user interface object with
the first user interface object.
Inventors: |
Platzer; Andrew Emilio (Santa
Clara, CA), Pisula; Charles J. (San Jose, CA), Chaudhri;
Imran (San Francisco, CA), Jobs; Steven P. (Palo Alto,
CA), Christie; Greg (San Jose, CA), Forstall; Scott
(Mountain View, CA), Lemay; Stephen O. (San Francisco,
CA), Matas; Michael (Palo Alto, CA), Novick; Gregory
(Santa Clara, CA), Van Os; Marcel (San Francisco, CA) |
Applicant: |
Name |
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Platzer; Andrew Emilio
Pisula; Charles J.
Chaudhri; Imran
Jobs; Steven P.
Christie; Greg
Forstall; Scott
Lemay; Stephen O.
Matas; Michael
Novick; Gregory
Van Os; Marcel |
Santa Clara
San Jose
San Francisco
Palo Alto
San Jose
Mountain View
San Francisco
Palo Alto
Santa Clara
San Francisco |
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
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US
US
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Assignee: |
Apple Inc. (Cupertino,
CA)
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Family
ID: |
39593862 |
Appl.
No.: |
11/969,809 |
Filed: |
January 4, 2008 |
Prior Publication Data
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US 20080165153 A1 |
Jul 10, 2008 |
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60937993 |
Jun 29, 2007 |
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60937990 |
Jun 29, 2007 |
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60879469 |
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60879253 |
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Current U.S.
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345/173;
715/863 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F
1/1626 (20130101); G06F 1/1684 (20130101); G06F
3/04883 (20130101); G06F 3/0412 (20130101); G06F
3/0481 (20130101); H04M 1/72448 (20210101); H04M
1/72466 (20210101); H04M 1/72403 (20210101); G06F
3/04817 (20130101); G06F 3/0486 (20130101); H04M
1/72436 (20210101); G06F 3/04886 (20130101); G06F
3/0488 (20130101); G06F 1/1656 (20130101); H04M
1/67 (20130101); H04M 2250/12 (20130101); H04M
1/72442 (20210101); G06F 2200/1614 (20130101); H04M
1/72469 (20210101); H04M 2250/22 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
G06F
3/041 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;345/173-179 |
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Primary Examiner: Giesy; Adam R
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Parent Case Text
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent
Application Nos. 60/937,993, "Portable Multifunction Device," filed
Jun. 29, 2007; 60/937,990, "Portable Multifunction Device, Method,
and Graphical User Interface Supporting User Navigations of
Graphical Objects on a Touch Screen Display," filed Jun. 29, 2007;
60/879,469, "Portable Multifunction Device," filed Jan. 8, 2007;
and 60/879,253, "Portable Multifunction Device," filed Jan. 7,
2007. All of these applications are incorporated by reference
herein in their entirety.
This application is related to the following applications: (1) U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 10/188,182, "Touch Pad For Handheld
Device," filed Jul. 1, 2002; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No.
10/722,948, "Touch Pad For Handheld Device," filed Nov. 25, 2003;
(3) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/643,256, "Movable Touch Pad
With Added Functionality," filed Aug. 18, 2003; (4) U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 10/654,108, "Ambidextrous Mouse," filed Sep.
2, 2003; (5) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862,
"Multipoint Touchscreen," filed May 6, 2004; (6) U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 10/903,964, "Gestures For Touch Sensitive
Input Devices," filed Jul. 30, 2004; (7) U.S. patent application
Ser. No. 11/038,590, "Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For
Touch Sensitive Input Devices" filed Jan. 18, 2005; (8) U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 11/057,050, "Display Actuator," filed Feb. 11,
2005; (9) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/658,777,
"Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device," filed Mar. 4, 2005; (10) U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 11/367,749, "Multi-Functional Hand-Held
Device," filed Mar. 3, 2006; and (11) U.S. Provisional Patent
Application No. 60/824,769, "Portable Multifunction Device," filed
Sep. 6, 2006. All of these applications are incorporated by
reference herein in their entirety.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A method, comprising: at a portable multifunction device with a
touch screen display: storing information about a plurality of
content items, wherein each content item of the plurality of
content items is associated with one or more content categories of
a set of content categories; while in a normal-operation mode,
where the device responds to interactions with icons by displaying
information about content items associated with the icons:
displaying, in a first area of the display, a
display-more-categories icon and a first set of content category
icons for a first subset of the content categories, wherein the
first set of content category icons includes a first content
category icon; detecting selection of the first content category
icon; in response to detecting selection of the first content
category icon associated with a first content category: displaying,
in a second area of the display distinct from the first area of the
display, information about a plurality of content items associated
with the first content category; and maintaining display of the
display-more-categories icon and the first set of content category
icons in the first area of the display; detecting selection of the
display-more-categories icon; in response to detecting selection of
the display-more-categories icon: displaying, in the second area of
the display, a second set of icons corresponding to at least a
second subset of the content categories that includes one or more
content categories not included in the first subset of the content
categories; and maintaining display of the display-more-categories
icon and the first set of content category icons in the first area
of the display; while displaying the second set of icons in the
normal-operation mode, detecting selection of a configuration mode
affordance; in response to detecting selection of the configuration
mode affordance: replacing display of the second set of icons with
a third set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the
content categories; and entering a configuration mode distinct from
the normal-operation mode for configuring which icons are displayed
in the first area; and while in the configuration mode: detecting a
finger-down event at a second content category icon corresponding
to a respective content category of the second subset of the
content categories that is not included in the first subset of the
content categories; detecting one or more finger-dragging events on
the touch screen display; moving the second content category icon
on the touch screen display along a path determined by the
finger-dragging events until the second content category icon at
least in part overlaps the first content category icon; detecting a
finger-up event at the first content category icon; and visually
replacing the first content category icon with the second content
category icon while maintaining display of the
display-more-categories and icons in the first set of content
category icons other than the first icon in the first area of the
display.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the third set of icons includes
one or more icons corresponding to content categories in the first
subset of content categories.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the icons in the second set of
icons are arranged as rows in a list.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the icons in the third set of
icons are arranged in a multi-column, multi-row grid.
5. A portable electronic device, comprising: a touch screen
display; one or more processors; memory; and a program, wherein the
program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by
the one or more processors, the program including instructions for:
storing information about a plurality of content items, wherein
each content item of the plurality of content items is associated
with one or more content categories of a set of content categories;
while in a normal-operation mode, where the device responds to
interactions with icons by displaying information about content
items associated with the icons: displaying, in a first area of the
display, a display-more-categories icon and a first set of content
category icons for a first subset of the content categories,
wherein the first set of content category icons includes a first
content category icon; detecting selection of the first content
category icon; in response to detecting selection of the first
content category icon associated with a first content category:
displaying, in a second area of the display distinct from the first
area of the display, information about a plurality of content items
associated with the first content category; and maintaining display
of the display-more-categories icon and the first set of content
category icons in the first area of the display; detecting
selection of the display-more-categories icon; in response to
detecting selection of the display-more-categories icon:
displaying, in the second area of the display, a second set of
icons corresponding to at least a second subset of the content
categories that includes one or more content categories not
included in the first subset of the content categories; and
maintaining display of the display-more-categories icon and the
first set of content category icons in the first area of the
display; while displaying the second set of icons in the
normal-operation mode, detecting selection of a configuration mode
affordance; in response to detecting selection of the configuration
mode affordance: replacing display of the second set of icons with
a third set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the
content categories; and entering a configuration mode distinct from
the normal-operation mode for configuring which icons are displayed
in the first area; and while in the configuration mode: detecting a
finger-down event at a second content category icon corresponding
to a respective content category of the second subset of the
content categories that is not included in the first subset of the
content categories; detecting one or more finger-dragging events on
the touch screen display; moving the second content category icon
on the touch screen display along a path determined by the
finger-dragging events until the second content category icon at
least in part overlaps the first content category icon; detecting a
finger-up event at the first content category icon; and visually
replacing the first content category icon with the second content
category icon while maintaining display of the
display-more-categories and icons in the first set of content
category icons other than the first icon in the first area of the
display.
6. The device of claim 5, wherein the third set of icons includes
one or more icons corresponding to content categories in the first
subset of content categories.
7. The device of claim 5, wherein the icons in the second set of
icons are arranged as rows in a list.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein the icons in the third set of
icons are arranged in a multi-column, multi-row grid.
9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or
more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions,
which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch
screen display, cause the device to: store information about a
plurality of content items, wherein each content item of the
plurality of content items is associated with one or more content
categories of a set of content categories; while in a
normal-operation mode, where the device responds to interactions
with icons by displaying information about content items associated
with the icons: display, in a first area of the display, a
display-more-categories icon and a first set of content category
icons for a first subset of the content categories, wherein the
first set of content category icons includes a first content
category icon; detect selection of the first content category icon;
in response to detecting selection of the first content category
icon associated with a first content category: display, in a second
area of the display distinct from the first area of the display,
information about a plurality of content items associated with the
first content category; and maintain display of the
display-more-categories icon and the first set of content category
icons in the first area of the display; detect selection of the
display-more-categories icon; in response to detecting selection of
the display-more-categories icon: display, in the second area of
the display, a second set of icons corresponding to at least a
second subset of the content categories that includes one or more
content categories not included in the first subset of the content
categories; and maintain display of the display-more-categories
icon and the first set of content category icons in the first area
of the display; while displaying the second set of icons in the
normal-operation mode, detecting selection of a configuration mode
affordance; in response to detecting selection of the configuration
mode affordance: replace display of the second set of icons with a
third set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the
content categories; and enter a configuration mode distinct from
the normal-operation mode for configuring which icons are displayed
in the first area; and while in the configuration mode: detect a
finger-down event at a second content category icon corresponding
to a respective content category of the second subset of the
content categories that is not included in the first subset of the
content categories; detect one or more finger-dragging events on
the touch screen display; move the second content category icon on
the touch screen display along a path determined by the
finger-dragging events until the second content category icon at
least in part overlaps the first content category icon; detect a
finger-up event at the first content category icon; and visually
replace the first content category icon with the second content
category icon while maintaining display of the
display-more-categories and icons in the first set of content
category icons other than the first icon in the first area of the
display.
10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the
third set of icons includes one or more icons corresponding to
content categories in the first subset of content categories.
11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the
icons in the second set of icons are arranged as rows in a
list.
12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the
icons in the third set of icons are arranged in a multi-column,
multi-row grid.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
The disclosed embodiments relate generally to portable electronic
devices, and more particularly, to portable devices that support
user navigations of graphical objects on a touch screen
display.
BACKGROUND
As portable electronic devices become more compact, and the number
of functions performed by a given device increase, it has become a
significant challenge to design a user interface that allows users
to easily interact with a multifunction device. This challenge is
particular significant for handheld portable devices, which have
much smaller screens than desktop or laptop computers. This
situation is unfortunate because the user interface is the gateway
through which users receive not only content but also responses to
user actions or behaviors, including user attempts to access a
device's features, tools, and functions. Some portable
communication devices (e.g., mobile telephones, sometimes called
mobile phones, cell phones, cellular telephones, and the like) have
resorted to adding more pushbuttons, increasing the density of push
buttons, overloading the functions of pushbuttons, or using complex
menu systems to allow a user to access, store and manipulate data.
These conventional user interfaces often result in complicated key
sequences and menu hierarchies that must be memorized by the
user.
Many conventional user interfaces, such as those that include
physical pushbuttons, are also inflexible. This is unfortunate
because it may prevent a user interface from being configured
and/or adapted by either an application running on the portable
device or by users. When coupled with the time consuming
requirement to memorize multiple key sequences and menu
hierarchies, and the difficulty in activating a desired pushbutton,
such inflexibility is frustrating to most users.
On the other hand, a touch-sensitive screen supports more
user-friendly and intuitive means for a user to interact with
graphical objects on the screen, such as dragging and dropping an
object from one position to another using finger tip.
Accordingly, there is a need for portable multifunction devices
with more transparent and intuitive user interfaces supporting user
navigation of graphical objects on a touch screen display, e.g.,
swapping two objects, which are easy to use, configure, and/or
adapt. Such interfaces increase the effectiveness, efficiency and
user satisfaction with portable multifunction devices.
SUMMARY
The above deficiencies and other problems associated with user
interfaces for portable devices are reduced or eliminated by the
disclosed portable multifunction device. In some embodiments, the
device has a touch-sensitive display (also known as a "touch
screen") with a graphical user interface (GUI), one or more
processors, memory and one or more modules, programs or sets of
instructions stored in the memory for performing multiple
functions. In some embodiments, the user interacts with the GUI
primarily through finger contacts and gestures on the
touch-sensitive display. In some embodiments, the functions may
include telephoning, video conferencing, e-mailing, instant
messaging, blogging, digital photographing, digital videoing, web
browsing, digital music playing, and/or digital video playing.
Instructions for performing these functions may be included in a
computer program product configured for execution by one or more
processors.
One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method
performed by a portable multifunction device with a touch screen
display. In response to a finger-down event on the touch screen
display, the device identifies a first user interface object at
which the finger-down event occurs. In response to one or more
finger-dragging events on the touch screen display, the device then
moves the first user interface object on the touch screen display
in accordance with the finger-dragging events. In response to a
finger-up event on the touch screen display, the device identifies
a second user interface object at which the finger-up event occurs
and visually replaces the second user interface object with the
first user interface object.
Another aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented
method performed by a portable multifunction device with a touch
screen display. The device displays a first user interface object
and a second user interface object on the touch screen display. In
response to a finger-down event at the first user interface object
and one or more finger-dragging events on the touch screen display,
the device moves the first user interface object on the touch
screen display along a path determined by the finger-dragging
events until the first user interface object at least in part
overlaps the second user interface object. In response to a
finger-up event at the second user interface object, the device
visually replaces the second user interface object with the first
user interface object.
Another aspect of the invention involves a portable electronic
device with a touch screen display for displaying a plurality of
user interface objects. The device includes one or more processors,
memory, and a program stored in the memory and configured to be
executed by the one or more processors. The program includes:
instructions for displaying a first user interface object and a
second user interface object on the touch screen display;
instructions for detecting a finger-down event at the first user
interface object; instructions for detecting one or more
finger-dragging events on the touch screen display; instructions
for moving the first user interface object on the touch screen
display along a path determined by the finger-dragging events until
the first user interface object at least in part overlaps the
second user interface object; instructions for detecting a
finger-up event at the second user interface object; and
instructions for visually replacing the second user interface
object with the first user interface object.
Another aspect of the invention involves a computer readable
storage medium that stores one or more programs. The one or more
programs include instructions, which when executed by the device,
cause the device to: display a first user interface object and a
second user interface object on the touch screen display; detect a
finger-down event at the first user interface object; detect one or
more finger-dragging events on the touch screen display; move the
first user interface object on the touch screen display along a
path determined by the finger-dragging events until the first user
interface object at least in part overlaps the second user
interface object; detect a finger-up event at the second user
interface object; and visually replace the second user interface
object with the first user interface object.
Another aspect of the invention involves a portable electronic
device with a touch screen display with a plurality of user
interface objects. The device includes: means for displaying a
first user interface object and a second user interface object on
the touch screen display; means for detecting a finger-down event
at the first user interface object; means for detecting one or more
finger-dragging events on the touch screen display; means for
moving the first user interface object on the touch screen display
along a path determined by the finger-dragging events until the
first user interface object at least in part overlaps the second
user interface object; means for detecting a finger-up event at the
second user interface object; and means for visually replacing the
second user interface object with the first user interface
object.
Another aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented
method performed by a portable multifunction device with a touch
screen display. The device displays a series of ratings indicia on
the touch screen display. The series of ratings indicia include a
lowest rating indicia and one or more progressively higher rating
indicia. In response to a finger gesture by a user on one or more
of the ratings indicia, the device determines a last rating indicia
contacted by the finger gesture immediately prior to the finger
breaking contact with the touch screen display. A rating
corresponding to the last rating indicia contacted by the finger
gesture is used as input to a function or application in the
device.
Another aspect of the invention involves a graphical user interface
on a portable electronic device with a touch screen display. The
graphical user interface includes a series of ratings indicia on
the touch screen display. The ratings indicia include a lowest
rating indicia and one or more progressively higher rating indicia.
In response to a finger gesture on one or more of the ratings
indicia, the graphical user interface displays on the touch screen
a graphical object using as input the last rating indicia contacted
by the finger gesture before the finger gesture breaks contact with
the touch screen display.
Another aspect of the invention involves a portable electronic
device with a touch screen display. The device includes one or more
processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory
and configured to be executed by the processors. The programs
include: instructions for displaying a series of ratings indicia on
the touch screen display, wherein the ratings indicia comprise a
lowest rating indicia and one or more progressively higher rating
indicia; instructions for detecting a finger gesture by a user on
one or more of the ratings indicia, wherein the finger gesture
contacts a last rating indicia immediately prior to breaking
contact with the touch screen display; and instructions for using a
rating corresponding to the last rating indicia contacted by the
finger gesture as input to a function or application in the
device.
Another aspect of the invention involves a computer readable
storage medium that stores one or more programs. The one or more
programs include instructions, which when executed by a portable
multifunction device with a touch screen display, cause the device
to: display a series of ratings indicia on the touch screen
display, wherein the ratings indicia comprise a lowest rating
indicia and one or more progressively higher rating indicia; detect
a finger gesture by a user on one or more of the ratings indicia,
wherein the finger gesture contacts a last rating indicia
immediately prior to breaking contact with the touch screen
display; and use a rating corresponding to the last rating indicia
contacted by the finger gesture as input to a function or
application in the device.
Another aspect of the invention involves a portable electronic
device with a touch screen display. The device includes: means for
displaying a series of ratings indicia on the touch screen display,
wherein the ratings indicia comprise a lowest rating indicia and
one or more progressively higher rating indicia; means for
detecting a finger gesture by a user on one or more of the ratings
indicia, wherein the finger gesture contacts a last rating indicia
immediately prior to breaking contact with the touch screen
display; and means for using a rating corresponding to the last
rating indicia contacted by the finger gesture as input to a
function or application in the device.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
For a better understanding of the aforementioned embodiments of the
invention as well as additional embodiments thereof, reference
should be made to the Description of Embodiments below, in
conjunction with the following drawings in which like reference
numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the figures.
FIGS. 1A and 1B are block diagrams illustrating portable
multifunction devices with touch-sensitive displays in accordance
with some embodiments.
FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device having a touch
screen in accordance with some embodiments.
FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary user interface for unlocking a
portable electronic device in accordance with some embodiments.
FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a menu of
applications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with
some embodiments.
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a first process for swapping
first and second user interface objects in accordance with some
embodiments.
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating a second process for swapping
first and second user interface objects in accordance with some
embodiments.
FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating a third process for
displaying a ratings icon using as input a finger swipe gesture on
the touch screen display in accordance with some embodiments.
FIGS. 8A through 8I illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a
music and video player in accordance with some embodiments.
FIGS. 9A-9P illustrate exemplary user interfaces for an online
video application for a portable multifunction device in accordance
with some embodiments.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of
which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the
following detailed description, numerous specific details are set
forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present
invention. However, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in
the art that the present invention may be practiced without these
specific details. In other instances, well-known methods,
procedures, components, circuits, and networks have not been
described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of
the embodiments.
It will also be understood that, although the terms first, second,
etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these
elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only
used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first
gesture could be termed a second gesture, and, similarly, a second
gesture could be termed a first gesture, without departing from the
scope of the present invention.
The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is
for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is
not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the
description of the invention and the appended claims, the singular
forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms
as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will
also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to
and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of
the associated listed items. It will be further understood that the
terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this
specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers,
steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude
the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers,
steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
Embodiments of a portable multifunction device, user interfaces for
such devices, and associated processes for using such devices are
described. In some embodiments, the device is a portable
communications device such as a mobile telephone that also contains
other functions, such as PDA and/or music player functions.
The user interface may include a physical click wheel in addition
to a touch screen or a virtual click wheel displayed on the touch
screen. A click wheel is a user-interface device that may provide
navigation commands based on an angular displacement of the wheel
or a point of contact with the wheel by a user of the device. A
click wheel may also be used to provide a user command
corresponding to selection of one or more items, for example, when
the user of the device presses down on at least a portion of the
wheel or the center of the wheel. Alternatively, breaking contact
with a click wheel image on a touch screen surface may indicate a
user command corresponding to selection. For simplicity, in the
discussion that follows, a portable multifunction device that
includes a touch screen is used as an exemplary embodiment. It
should be understood, however, that some of the user interfaces and
associated processes may be applied to other devices, such as
personal computers and laptop computers, which may include one or
more other physical user-interface devices, such as a physical
click wheel, a physical keyboard, a mouse and/or a joystick.
The device supports a variety of applications, such as a telephone
application, a video conferencing application, an e-mail
application, an instant messaging application, a blogging
application, a digital camera application, a digital video camera
application, a web browsing application, a digital music player
application, and/or a digital video player application.
The various applications that may be executed on the device may use
at least one common physical user-interface device, such as the
touch screen. One or more functions of the touch screen as well as
corresponding information displayed on the device may be adjusted
and/or varied from one application to the next and/or within a
respective application. In this way, a common physical architecture
(such as the touch screen) of the device may support the variety of
applications with user interfaces that are intuitive and
transparent.
The user interfaces may include one or more soft keyboard
embodiments. The soft keyboard embodiments may include standard
(QWERTY) and/or non-standard configurations of symbols on the
displayed icons of the keyboard, such as those described in U.S.
patent application Ser. Nos. 11/459,606, "Keyboards For Portable
Electronic Devices," filed Jul. 24, 2006, and 11/459,615, "Touch
Screen Keyboards For Portable Electronic Devices," filed Jul. 24,
2006, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in
their entirety. The keyboard embodiments may include a reduced
number of icons (or soft keys) relative to the number of keys in
existing physical keyboards, such as that for a typewriter. This
may make it easier for users to select one or more icons in the
keyboard, and thus, one or more corresponding symbols. The keyboard
embodiments may be adaptive. For example, displayed icons may be
modified in accordance with user actions, such as selecting one or
more icons and/or one or more corresponding symbols. One or more
applications on the portable device may utilize common and/or
different keyboard embodiments. Thus, the keyboard embodiment used
may be tailored to at least some of the applications. In some
embodiments, one or more keyboard embodiments may be tailored to a
respective user. For example, one or more keyboard embodiments may
be tailored to a respective user based on a word usage history
(lexicography, slang, individual usage) of the respective user.
Some of the keyboard embodiments may be adjusted to reduce a
probability of a user error when selecting one or more icons, and
thus one or more symbols, when using the soft keyboard
embodiments.
Attention is now directed towards embodiments of the device. FIGS.
1A and 1B are block diagrams illustrating portable multifunction
devices 100 with touch-sensitive displays 112 in accordance with
some embodiments. The touch-sensitive display 112 is sometimes
called a "touch screen" for convenience, and may also be known as
or called a touch-sensitive display system. The device 100 may
include a memory 102 (which may include one or more computer
readable storage mediums), a memory controller 122, one or more
processing units (CPU's) 120, a peripherals interface 118, RF
circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, a speaker 111, a microphone
113, an input/output (I/O) subsystem 106, other input or control
devices 116, and an external port 124. The device 100 may include
one or more optical sensors 164. These components may communicate
over one or more communication buses or signal lines 103.
It should be appreciated that the device 100 is only one example of
a portable multifunction device 100, and that the device 100 may
have more or fewer components than shown, may combine two or more
components, or a may have a different configuration or arrangement
of the components. The various components shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B
may be implemented in hardware, software or a combination of both
hardware and software, including one or more signal processing
and/or application specific integrated circuits.
Memory 102 may include high-speed random access memory and may also
include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk
storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile
solid-state memory devices. Access to memory 102 by other
components of the device 100, such as the CPU 120 and the
peripherals interface 118, may be controlled by the memory
controller 122.
The peripherals interface 118 couples the input and output
peripherals of the device to the CPU 120 and memory 102. The one or
more processors 120 run or execute various software programs and/or
sets of instructions stored in memory 102 to perform various
functions for the device 100 and to process data.
In some embodiments, the peripherals interface 118, the CPU 120,
and the memory controller 122 may be implemented on a single chip,
such as a chip 104. In some other embodiments, they may be
implemented on separate chips.
The RF (radio frequency) circuitry 108 receives and sends RF
signals, also called electromagnetic signals. The RF circuitry 108
converts electrical signals to/from electromagnetic signals and
communicates with communications networks and other communications
devices via the electromagnetic signals. The RF circuitry 108 may
include well-known circuitry for performing these functions,
including but not limited to an antenna system, an RF transceiver,
one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more oscillators, a digital
signal processor, a CODEC chipset, a subscriber identity module
(SIM) card, memory, and so forth. The RF circuitry 108 may
communicate with networks, such as the Internet, also referred to
as the World Wide Web (WWW), an intranet and/or a wireless network,
such as a cellular telephone network, a wireless local area network
(LAN) and/or a metropolitan area network (MAN), and other devices
by wireless communication. The wireless communication may use any
of a plurality of communications standards, protocols and
technologies, including but not limited to Global System for Mobile
Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE),
high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), wideband code division
multiple access (W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA),
time division multiple access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Wireless Fidelity
(Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and/or IEEE
802.11n), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, a protocol
for email (e.g., Internet message access protocol (IMAP) and/or
post office protocol (POP)), instant messaging (e.g., extensible
messaging and presence protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol
for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE),
and/or Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS)), and/or Short
Message Service (SMS)), or any other suitable communication
protocol, including communication protocols not yet developed as of
the filing date of this document.
The audio circuitry 110, the speaker 111, and the microphone 113
provide an audio interface between a user and the device 100. The
audio circuitry 110 receives audio data from the peripherals
interface 118, converts the audio data to an electrical signal, and
transmits the electrical signal to the speaker 111. The speaker 111
converts the electrical signal to human-audible sound waves. The
audio circuitry 110 also receives electrical signals converted by
the microphone 113 from sound waves. The audio circuitry 110
converts the electrical signal to audio data and transmits the
audio data to the peripherals interface 118 for processing. Audio
data may be retrieved from and/or transmitted to memory 102 and/or
the RF circuitry 108 by the peripherals interface 118. In some
embodiments, the audio circuitry 110 also includes a headset jack
(e.g. 212, FIG. 2). The headset jack provides an interface between
the audio circuitry 110 and removable audio input/output
peripherals, such as output-only headphones or a headset with both
output (e.g., a headphone for one or both ears) and input (e.g., a
microphone).
The I/O subsystem 106 couples input/output peripherals on the
device 100, such as the touch screen 112 and other input/control
devices 116, to the peripherals interface 118. The I/O subsystem
106 may include a display controller 156 and one or more input
controllers 160 for other input or control devices. The one or more
input controllers 160 receive/send electrical signals from/to other
input or control devices 116. The other input/control devices 116
may include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons,
etc.), dials, slider switches, joysticks, click wheels, and so
forth. In some alternate embodiments, input controller(s) 160 may
be coupled to any (or none) of the following: a keyboard, infrared
port, USB port, and a pointer device such as a mouse. The one or
more buttons (e.g., 208, FIG. 2) may include an up/down button for
volume control of the speaker 111 and/or the microphone 113. The
one or more buttons may include a push button (e.g., 206, FIG. 2).
A quick press of the push button may disengage a lock of the touch
screen 112 or begin a process that uses gestures on the touch
screen to unlock the device, as described in U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 11/322,549, "Unlocking a Device by Performing
Gestures on an Unlock Image," filed Dec. 23, 2005, which is hereby
incorporated by reference in its entirety. A longer press of the
push button (e.g., 206) may turn power to the device 100 on or off.
The user may be able to customize a functionality of one or more of
the buttons. The touch screen 112 is used to implement virtual or
soft buttons and one or more soft keyboards.
The touch-sensitive touch screen 112 provides an input interface
and an output interface between the device and a user. The display
controller 156 receives and/or sends electrical signals from/to the
touch screen 112. The touch screen 112 displays visual output to
the user. The visual output may include graphics, text, icons,
video, and any combination thereof (collectively termed
"graphics"). In some embodiments, some or all of the visual output
may correspond to user-interface objects, further details of which
are described below.
A touch screen 112 has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor or set of
sensors that accepts input from the user based on haptic and/or
tactile contact. The touch screen 112 and the display controller
156 (along with any associated modules and/or sets of instructions
in memory 102) detect contact (and any movement or breaking of the
contact) on the touch screen 112 and converts the detected contact
into interaction with user-interface objects (e.g., one or more
soft keys, icons, web pages or images) that are displayed on the
touch screen. In an exemplary embodiment, a point of contact
between a touch screen 112 and the user corresponds to a finger of
the user.
The touch screen 112 may use LCD (liquid crystal display)
technology, or LPD (light emitting polymer display) technology,
although other display technologies may be used in other
embodiments. The touch screen 112 and the display controller 156
may detect contact and any movement or breaking thereof using any
of a plurality of touch sensing technologies now known or later
developed, including but not limited to capacitive, resistive,
infrared, and surface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other
proximity sensor arrays or other elements for determining one or
more points of contact with a touch screen 112.
A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of the touch screen
112 may be analogous to the multi-touch sensitive tablets described
in the following U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,323,846 (Westerman et al.),
6,570,557 (Westerman et al.), and/or 6,677,932 (Westerman), and/or
U.S. Patent Publication 2002/0015024A1, each of which is hereby
incorporated by reference in its entirety. However, a touch screen
112 displays visual output from the portable device 100, whereas
touch sensitive tablets do not provide visual output.
A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of the touch screen
112 may be as described in the following applications: (1) U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 11/381,313, "Multipoint Touch Surface
Controller," filed May 2, 2006; (2) U.S. patent application Ser.
No. 10/840,862, "Multipoint Touchscreen," filed May 6, 2004; (3)
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/903,964, "Gestures For Touch
Sensitive Input Devices," filed Jul. 30, 2004; (4) U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 11/048,264, "Gestures For Touch Sensitive
Input Devices," filed Jan. 31, 2005; (5) U.S. patent application
Ser. No. 11/038,590, "Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For
Touch Sensitive Input Devices," filed Jan. 18, 2005; (6) U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 11/228,758, "Virtual Input Device
Placement On A Touch Screen User Interface," filed Sep. 16, 2005;
(7) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,700, "Operation Of A
Computer With A Touch Screen Interface," filed Sep. 16, 2005; (8)
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,737, "Activating Virtual
Keys Of A Touch-Screen Virtual Keyboard," filed Sep. 16, 2005; and
(9) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/367,749, "Multi-Functional
Hand-Held Device," filed Mar. 3, 2006. All of these applications
are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
The touch screen 112 may have a resolution in excess of 100 dpi. In
an exemplary embodiment, the touch screen has a resolution of
approximately 160 dpi. The user may make contact with the touch
screen 112 using any suitable object or appendage, such as a
stylus, a finger, and so forth. In some embodiments, the user
interface is designed to work primarily with finger-based contacts
and gestures, which are much less precise than stylus-based input
due to the larger area of contact of a finger on the touch screen.
In some embodiments, the device translates the rough finger-based
input into a precise pointer/cursor position or command for
performing the actions desired by the user.
In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, the device
100 may include a touchpad (not shown) for activating or
deactivating particular functions. In some embodiments, the
touchpad is a touch-sensitive area of the device that, unlike the
touch screen, does not display visual output. The touchpad may be a
touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the touch screen 112
or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch
screen.
In some embodiments, the device 100 may include a physical or
virtual click wheel as an input control device 116. A user may
navigate among and interact with one or more graphical objects
(henceforth referred to as icons) displayed in the touch screen 112
by rotating the click wheel or by moving a point of contact with
the click wheel (e.g., where the amount of movement of the point of
contact is measured by its angular displacement with respect to a
center point of the click wheel). The click wheel may also be used
to select one or more of the displayed icons. For example, the user
may press down on at least a portion of the click wheel or an
associated button. User commands and navigation commands provided
by the user via the click wheel may be processed by an input
controller 160 as well as one or more of the modules and/or sets of
instructions in memory 102. For a virtual click wheel, the click
wheel and click wheel controller may be part of the touch screen
112 and the display controller 156, respectively. For a virtual
click wheel, the click wheel may be either an opaque or
semitransparent object that appears and disappears on the touch
screen display in response to user interaction with the device. In
some embodiments, a virtual click wheel is displayed on the touch
screen of a portable multifunction device and operated by user
contact with the touch screen.
The device 100 also includes a power system 162 for powering the
various components. The power system 162 may include a power
management system, one or more power sources (e.g., battery,
alternating current (AC)), a recharging system, a power failure
detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status
indicator (e.g., a light-emitting diode (LED)) and any other
components associated with the generation, management and
distribution of power in portable devices.
The device 100 may also include one or more optical sensors 164.
FIGS. 1A and 1B show an optical sensor coupled to an optical sensor
controller 158 in I/O subsystem 106. The optical sensor 164 may
include charge-coupled device (CCD) or complementary metal-oxide
semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistors. The optical sensor 164
receives light from the environment, projected through one or more
lens, and converts the light to data representing an image. In
conjunction with an imaging module 143 (also called a camera
module), the optical sensor 164 may capture still images or video.
In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the back of
the device 100, opposite the touch screen display 112 on the front
of the device, so that the touch screen display may be used as a
viewfinder for either still and/or video image acquisition. In some
embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the front of the
device so that the user's image may be obtained for
videoconferencing while the user views the other video conference
participants on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, the
position of the optical sensor 164 can be changed by the user
(e.g., by rotating the lens and the sensor in the device housing)
so that a single optical sensor 164 may be used along with the
touch screen display for both video conferencing and still and/or
video image acquisition.
The device 100 may also include one or more proximity sensors 166.
FIGS. 1A and 1B show a proximity sensor 166 coupled to the
peripherals interface 118. Alternately, the proximity sensor 166
may be coupled to an input controller 160 in the I/O subsystem 106.
The proximity sensor 166 may perform as described in U.S. patent
application Ser. Nos. 11/241,839, "Proximity Detector In Handheld
Device," filed Sep. 30, 2005; 11/240,788, "Proximity Detector In
Handheld Device," filed Sep. 30, 2005; Ser. No. 11/241,839, "Using
Ambient Light Sensor To Augment Proximity Sensor Output," filed
Jan. 7, 2007; Ser. No. 11/620,702, "Automated Response To And
Sensing Of User Activity In Portable Devices," filed Oct. 24, 2006;
Ser. No. 11/586,862, "Methods And Systems For Automatic
Configuration Of Peripherals," filed Dec. 12, 2006, Ser. No.
11/638,251, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their
entirety. In some embodiments, the proximity sensor turns off and
disables the touch screen 112 when the multifunction device is
placed near the user's ear (e.g., when the user is making a phone
call). In some embodiments, the proximity sensor keeps the screen
off when the device is in the user's pocket, purse, or other dark
area to prevent unnecessary battery drainage when the device is a
locked state.
The device 100 may also include one or more accelerometers 168.
FIGS. 1A and 1B show an accelerometer 168 coupled to the
peripherals interface 118. Alternately, the accelerometer 168 may
be coupled to an input controller 160 in the I/O subsystem 106. The
accelerometer 168 may perform as described in U.S. Patent
Publication No. 20050190059, "Acceleration-based Theft Detection
System for Portable Electronic Devices," and U.S. Patent
Publication No. 20060017692, "Methods And Apparatuses For Operating
A Portable Device Based On An Accelerometer," both of which are
which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. In
some embodiments, information is displayed on the touch screen
display in a portrait view or a landscape view based on an analysis
of data received from the one or more accelerometers.
In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory 102
may include an operating system 126, a communication module (or set
of instructions) 128, a contact/motion module (or set of
instructions) 130, a graphics module (or set of instructions) 132,
a text input module (or set of instructions) 134, a Global
Positioning System (GPS) module (or set of instructions) 135, and
applications (or set of instructions) 136.
The operating system 126 (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X,
WINDOWS, or an embedded operating system such as VxWorks) includes
various software components and/or drivers for controlling and
managing general system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage
device control, power management, etc.) and facilitates
communication between various hardware and software components.
The communication module 128 facilitates communication with other
devices over one or more external ports 124 and also includes
various software components for handling data received by the RF
circuitry 108 and/or the external port 124. The external port 124
(e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB), FIREWIRE, etc.) is adapted for
coupling directly to other devices or indirectly over a network
(e.g., the Internet, wireless LAN, etc.). In some embodiments, the
external port is a multi-pin (e.g., 30-pin) connector that is the
same as, or similar to and/or compatible with the 30-pin connector
used on iPod (trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.) devices.
The contact/motion module 130 may detect contact with the touch
screen 112 (in conjunction with the display controller 156) and
other touch sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click
wheel). The contact/motion module 130 includes various software
components for performing various operations related to detection
of contact, such as determining if contact has occurred,
determining if there is movement of the contact and tracking the
movement across the touch screen 112, and determining if the
contact has been broken (i.e., if the contact has ceased).
Determining movement of the point of contact may include
determining speed (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction),
and/or an acceleration (a change in magnitude and/or direction) of
the point of contact. These operations may be applied to single
contacts (e.g., one finger contacts) or to multiple simultaneous
contacts (e.g., "multitouch"/multiple finger contacts). In some
embodiments, the contact/motion module 130 and the display
controller 156 also detects contact on a touchpad. In some
embodiments, the contact/motion module 130 and the controller 160
detects contact on a click wheel.
The graphics module 132 includes various known software components
for rendering and displaying graphics on the touch screen 112,
including components for changing the intensity of graphics that
are displayed. As used herein, the term "graphics" includes any
object that can be displayed to a user, including without
limitation text, web pages, icons (such as user-interface objects
including soft keys), digital images, videos, animations and the
like.
The text input module 134, which may be a component of graphics
module 132, provides soft keyboards for entering text in various
applications (e.g., contacts 137, e-mail 140, IM 141, blogging 142,
browser 147, and any other application that needs text input).
The GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and
provides this information for use in various applications (e.g., to
telephone 138 for use in location-based dialing, to camera 143
and/or blogger 142 as picture/video metadata, and to applications
that provide location-based services such as weather widgets, local
yellow page widgets, and map/navigation widgets).
The applications 136 may include the following modules (or sets of
instructions), or a subset or superset thereof: a contacts module
137 (sometimes called an address book or contact list); a telephone
module 138; a video conferencing module 139; an e-mail client
module 140; an instant messaging (IM) module 141; a blogging module
142; a camera module 143 for still and/or video images; an image
management module 144; a video player module 145; a music player
module 146; a browser module 147; a calendar module 148; widget
modules 149, which may include weather widget 149-1, stocks widget
149-2, calculator widget 149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4,
dictionary widget 149-5, and other widgets obtained by the user, as
well as user-created widgets 149-6; widget creator module 150 for
making user-created widgets 149-6; search module 151; video and
music player module 152, which merges video player module 145 and
music player module 146; notes module 153; map module 154; and/or
online video module 155.
Examples of other applications 136 that may be stored in memory 102
include other word processing applications, JAVA-enabled
applications, encryption, digital rights management, voice
recognition, and voice replication.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,
contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134,
the contacts module 137 may be used to manage an address book or
contact list, including: adding name(s) to the address book;
deleting name(s) from the address book; associating telephone
number(s), e-mail address(es), physical address(es) or other
information with a name; associating an image with a name;
categorizing and sorting names; providing telephone numbers or
e-mail addresses to initiate and/or facilitate communications by
telephone 138, video conference 139, e-mail 140, or IM 141; and so
forth.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker
111, microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156,
contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134,
the telephone module 138 may be used to enter a sequence of
characters corresponding to a telephone number, access one or more
telephone numbers in the address book 137, modify a telephone
number that has been entered, dial a respective telephone number,
conduct a conversation and disconnect or hang up when the
conversation is completed. As noted above, the wireless
communication may use any of a plurality of communications
standards, protocols and technologies.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker
111, microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156,
optical sensor 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact module
130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, contact list 137,
and telephone module 138, the videoconferencing module 139 may be
used to initiate, conduct, and terminate a video conference between
a user and one or more other participants.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display
controller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text
input module 134, the e-mail client module 140 may be used to
create, send, receive, and manage e-mail. In conjunction with image
management module 144, the e-mail module 140 makes it very easy to
create and send e-mails with still or video images taken with
camera module 143.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display
controller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text
input module 134, the instant messaging module 141 may be used to
enter a sequence of characters corresponding to an instant message,
to modify previously entered characters, to transmit a respective
instant message (for example, using a Short Message Service (SMS)
or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) protocol for telephony-based
instant messages or using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-based
instant messages), to receive instant messages and to view received
instant messages. In some embodiments, transmitted and/or received
instant messages may include graphics, photos, audio files, video
files and/or other attachments as are supported in a MMS and/or an
Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS). As used herein, "instant
messaging" refers to both telephony-based messages (e.g., messages
sent using SMS or MMS) and Internet-based messages (e.g., messages
sent using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS).
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display
controller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, text input
module 134, image management module 144, and browsing module 147,
the blogging module 142 may be used to send text, still images,
video, and/or other graphics to a blog (e.g., the user's blog).
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,
optical sensor(s) 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact
module 130, graphics module 132, and image management module 144,
the camera module 143 may be used to capture still images or video
(including a video stream) and store them into memory 102, modify
characteristics of a still image or video, or delete a still image
or video from memory 102.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,
contact module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and
camera module 143, the image management module 144 may be used to
arrange, modify or otherwise manipulate, label, delete, present
(e.g., in a digital slide show or album), and store still and/or
video images.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,
contact module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, and
speaker 111, the video player module 145 may be used to display,
present or otherwise play back videos (e.g., on the touch screen or
on an external, connected display via external port 124).
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display system controller
156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110,
speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, and browser module 147, the music
player module 146 allows the user to download and play back
recorded music and other sound files stored in one or more file
formats, such as MP3 or AAC files. In some embodiments, the device
100 may include the functionality of an MP3 player, such as an iPod
(trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.).
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display
system controller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, and
text input module 134, the browser module 147 may be used to browse
the Internet, including searching, linking to, receiving, and
displaying web pages or portions thereof, as well as attachments
and other files linked to web pages.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display
system controller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132,
text input module 134, e-mail module 140, and browser module 147,
the calendar module 148 may be used to create, display, modify, and
store calendars and data associated with calendars (e.g., calendar
entries, to do lists, etc.).
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display
system controller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132,
text input module 134, and browser module 147, the widget modules
149 are mini-applications that may be downloaded and used by a user
(e.g., weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget
149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4, and dictionary widget 149-5) or
created by the user (e.g., user-created widget 149-6). In some
embodiments, a widget includes an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
file, a CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) file, and a JavaScript file.
In some embodiments, a widget includes an XML (Extensible Markup
Language) file and a JavaScript file (e.g., Yahoo! Widgets).
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display
system controller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132,
text input module 134, and browser module 147, the widget creator
module 150 may be used by a user to create widgets (e.g., turning a
user-specified portion of a web page into a widget).
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display system controller
156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module
134, the search module 151 may be used to search for text, music,
sound, image, video, and/or other files in memory 102 that match
one or more search criteria (e.g., one or more user-specified
search terms).
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,
contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134,
the notes module 153 may be used to create and manage notes, to do
lists, and the like.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display
system controller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132,
text input module 134, GPS module 135, and browser module 147, the
map module 154 may be used to receive, display, modify, and store
maps and data associated with maps (e.g., driving directions; data
on stores and other points of interest at or near a particular
location; and other location-based data).
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display system controller
156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110,
speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, text input module 134, e-mail client
module 140, and browser module 147, the online video module 155
allows the user to access, browse, receive (e.g., by streaming
and/or download), play back (e.g., on the touch screen or on an
external, connected display via external port 124), send an e-mail
with a link to a particular online video, and otherwise manage
online videos in one or more file formats, such as H.264. In some
embodiments, instant messaging module 141, rather than e-mail
client module 140, is used to send a link to a particular online
video. Embodiments of user interfaces and associated processes
using online video module 155 are described further below.
Each of the above identified modules and applications correspond to
a set of instructions for performing one or more functions
described above. These modules (i.e., sets of instructions) need
not be implemented as separate software programs, procedures or
modules, and thus various subsets of these modules may be combined
or otherwise re-arranged in various embodiments. For example, video
player module 145 may be combined with music player module 146 into
a single module (e.g., video and music player module 152, FIG. 1B).
In some embodiments, memory 102 may store a subset of the modules
and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory 102 may
store additional modules and data structures not described
above.
In some embodiments, the device 100 is a device where operation of
a predefined set of functions on the device is performed
exclusively through a touch screen 112 and/or a touchpad. By using
a touch screen and/or a touchpad as the primary input/control
device for operation of the device 100, the number of physical
input/control devices (such as push buttons, dials, and the like)
on the device 100 may be reduced.
The predefined set of functions that may be performed exclusively
through a touch screen and/or a touchpad include navigation between
user interfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by
the user, navigates the device 100 to a main, home, or root menu
from any user interface that may be displayed on the device 100. In
such embodiments, the touchpad may be referred to as a "menu
button." In some other embodiments, the menu button may be a
physical push button or other physical input/control device instead
of a touchpad.
FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device 100 having a
touch screen 112 in accordance with some embodiments. The touch
screen may display one or more graphics within user interface (UI)
200. In this embodiment, as well as others described below, a user
may select one or more of the graphics by making contact or
touching the graphics, for example, with one or more fingers 202
(not drawn to scale in the figure). In some embodiments, selection
of one or more graphics occurs when the user breaks contact with
the one or more graphics. In some embodiments, the contact may
include a gesture, such as one or more taps, one or more swipes
(from left to right, right to left, upward and/or downward) and/or
a rolling of a finger (from right to left, left to right, upward
and/or downward) that has made contact with the device 100. In some
embodiments, inadvertent contact with a graphic may not select the
graphic. For example, a swipe gesture that sweeps over an
application icon may not select the corresponding application when
the gesture corresponding to selection is a tap.
The device 100 may also include one or more physical buttons, such
as "home" or menu button 204. As described previously, the menu
button 204 may be used to navigate to any application 136 in a set
of applications that may be executed on the device 100.
Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button is implemented
as a soft key in a GUI in touch screen 112.
In one embodiment, the device 100 includes a touch screen 112, a
menu button 204, a push button 206 for powering the device on/off
and locking the device, volume adjustment button(s) 208, a
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card slot 210, a head set jack
212, and a docking/charging external port 124. The push button 206
may be used to turn the power on/off on the device by depressing
the button and holding the button in the depressed state for a
predefined time interval; to lock the device by depressing the
button and releasing the button before the predefined time interval
has elapsed; and/or to unlock the device or initiate an unlock
process. In an alternative embodiment, the device 100 also may
accept verbal input for activation or deactivation of some
functions through the microphone 113.
Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces
("UI") and associated processes that may be implemented on a
portable multifunction device 100.
FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary user interface for unlocking a
portable electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. In
some embodiments, user interface 300 includes the following
elements, or a subset or superset thereof: Unlock image 302 that is
moved with a finger gesture to unlock the device; Arrow 304 that
provides a visual cue to the unlock gesture; Channel 306 that
provides additional cues to the unlock gesture; Time 308; Day 310;
Date 312; and Wallpaper image 314.
In some embodiments, the device detects contact with the
touch-sensitive display (e.g., a user's finger making contact on or
near the unlock image 302) while the device is in a user-interface
lock state. The device moves the unlock image 302 in accordance
with the contact. The device transitions to a user-interface unlock
state if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture,
such as moving the unlock image across channel 306. Conversely, the
device maintains the user-interface lock state if the detected
contact does not correspond to the predefined gesture. As noted
above, processes that use gestures on the touch screen to unlock
the device are described in U.S. patent application Ser. Nos.
11/322,549, "Unlocking A Device By Performing Gestures On An Unlock
Image," filed Dec. 23, 2005, and 11/322,550, "Indication Of
Progress Towards Satisfaction Of A User Input Condition," filed
Dec. 23, 2005, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their
entirety.
FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a menu of
applications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with
some embodiments. In some embodiments, user interface 400A includes
the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof: Signal
strength indicator(s) 402 for wireless communication(s), such as
cellular and Wi-Fi signals; Time 404; Battery status indicator 406;
Tray 408 with icons for frequently used applications, such as one
or more of the following: Phone 138, which may include an indicator
414 of the number of missed calls or voicemail messages; E-mail
client 140, which may include an indicator 410 of the number of
unread e-mails; Browser 147; and Music player 146; and Icons for
other applications, such as one or more of the following: IM 141;
Image management 144; Camera 143; Video player 145; Weather 149-1;
Stocks 149-2; Blog 142; Calendar 148; Calculator 149-3; Alarm clock
149-4; Dictionary 149-5; and User-created widget 149-6.
In some embodiments, user interface 400B includes the following
elements, or a subset or superset thereof: 402, 404, 406, 141, 148,
144, 143, 149-3, 149-2, 149-1, 149-4, 410, 414, 138, 140, and 147,
as described above; Map 154; Notes 153; Settings 412, which
provides access to settings for the device 100 and its various
applications 136; Video and music player module 152, also referred
to as iPod (trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.) module 152; and
Online video module 155, also referred to as YouTube (trademark of
Google, Inc.) module 155.
In some embodiments, UI 400A or 400B displays all of the available
applications 136 on one screen so that there is no need to scroll
through a list of applications (e.g., via a scroll bar). In some
embodiments, as the number of applications increase, the icons
corresponding to the applications may decrease in size so that all
applications may be displayed on a single screen without scrolling.
In some embodiments, having all applications on one screen and a
menu button enables a user to access any desired application with
at most two inputs, such as activating the menu button 204 and then
activating the desired application (e.g., by a tap or other finger
gesture on the icon corresponding to the application).
In some embodiments, UI 400A or 400B provides integrated access to
both widget-based applications and non-widget-based applications.
In some embodiments, all of the widgets, whether user-created or
not, are displayed in UI 400A or 400B. In other embodiments,
activating the icon for user-created widget 149-6 may lead to
another UI that contains the user-created widgets or icons
corresponding to the user-created widgets.
In some embodiments, a user may rearrange the icons in UI 400A or
400B, e.g., using processes described in U.S. patent application
Ser. No. 11/459,602, "Portable Electronic Device With Interface
Reconfiguration Mode," filed Jul. 24, 2006, which is hereby
incorporated by reference in its entirety. For example, a user may
move application icons in and out of tray 408 using finger
gestures.
In some embodiments, UI 400A or 400B includes a gauge (not shown)
that displays an updated account usage metric for an account
associated with usage of the device (e.g., a cellular phone
account), as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No.
11/322,552, "Account Information Display For Portable Communication
Device," filed Dec. 23, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by
reference in its entirety.
As noted in the background section, many user-friendly GUI features
cannot be implemented because of the limitations with the
conventional graphical user interfaces. But these limitations can
be overcome by a portable device with a touch screen display as
described in the present application. For example, it is possible
to use finger gestures to drag and drop a user interface object
such as an icon from one position to another position on the touch
screen display for swapping two objects. It is also possible for a
user to rank information or services rendered by the portable
device using such finger gestures.
The term "user interface object" (which is interchangeable with
"graphical object") generally refers to a graphical icon on the
touch screen display, which may be associated with an entertainment
item, an application configuration option, an email message, a
photo, a data file, or the like depending on the specific
application that employs the schemes.
FIGS. 8A through 8I illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a
music and video player in accordance with some embodiments. Note
that these user interfaces are only examples illustrating the
processes mentioned above. One skilled in the art may apply these
user navigation schemes to other applications that provide or
require similar user experience.
In some embodiments, icons for major content categories (e.g.,
playlists 4308, artists 4310, songs 4312, and video 4314, FIG. 8A)
are displayed in a first area of the display (e.g., 4340, FIG. 8A).
In some embodiments, the first area also includes an icon (e.g.,
more icon 4316) that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the
icon) leads to additional content categories (e.g., albums,
audiobooks, compilations, composers, genres, and podcasts in FIG.
8A).
In some embodiments, the major content categories that are
displayed in the first area 4340 of the display can be rearranged
by a user to correspond to the user's preferred (favorite)
categories (e.g., as illustrated in FIGS. 8A-8G). In some
embodiments, activation of add category icon 4344 (e.g., by a
finger tap on the icon) initiates display of a UI with a soft
keyboard for adding user specified categories (not shown). In some
embodiments, activation of edit icon 4342 in FIG. 8A (e.g., by a
finger tap on the icon) initiates display of UI 4300K (FIG. 8B)
with delete icons 4348 (which operate like delete icons 702, FIG.
7, as described above) and moving affordance icons 4360. As
described below, moving affordance icons 4360 may be used as
control icons that assist in rearranging categories or other UI
objects.
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a first process for swapping
first and second user interface objects in accordance with some
embodiments. In some embodiments, a portable multifunction device
with a touch screen display with a plurality of user interface
objects displays a first user interface object (e.g., genres icon
4350, FIG. 8B) and a second user interface object (e.g., artists
icon 4310, FIG. 8B) on the touch screen display (501). In some
embodiments, the first user interface object is one of a group of
candidate icons (e.g., icons in the more list 4362, FIG. 8B, which
are candidates for rearrangement) and the second user interface
object is one of a group of user favorite icons (e.g., icons in
area 4340).
A finger-down event is detected at the first user interface object
(503) (e.g., contact 4346-1, FIG. 8B). In some embodiments, the
first user interface object includes a control icon (e.g., the
horizontal bars comprising a moving affordance icon 4360 in genres
icon 4350) and the finger-down event occurs at or near the control
icon.
One or more finger-dragging events are detected on the touch screen
display (505) (e.g., the finger drag from 4346-1 (FIG. 8B) to
4346-2 (FIG. 8C) to 4346-3 via 4365 (FIG. 8C)).
The first user interface object is moved on the touch screen
display along a path determined by the finger-dragging events until
the first user interface object at least in part overlaps the
second user interface object (507).
In some embodiments, while moving the first user interface object
on the touch screen display, the first user interface object is
displayed in a manner visually distinguishable from other user
interface objects on the touch screen display (e.g., the shading
around genres icon 4350 in FIG. 8C).
A finger-up event is detected at the second user interface object
(509) (e.g., ending contact at 4346-3, FIG. 8C). The second user
interface object (e.g., artists icon 4310, FIG. 8C) is visually
replaced with the first user interface object (511) (e.g., genres
icon 4350, FIG. 8D).
In some embodiments, in response to the finger-up event, the first
user interface object is displayed at a location formerly occupied
by the second user interface object, and a movement of the second
user interface object to a location formerly occupied by the first
user interface object is animated (e.g., in FIG. 8D, artists 4310
is now part of the list that used to include genres 4350).
In some embodiments, the first user interface object is displayed
in a first form before the finger-up event and in a second form
after the finger-up event, and the second form is visually
different from the first form. In some embodiments, the first form
is a row including characters and at least one control icon (e.g.,
4350, FIG. 8B) and the second form is an image or other graphic
(e.g., 4350, FIG. 8D).
In some embodiments, the second user interface object is displayed
in a first form before the finger-up event and in a second form
after the finger-up event, and the second form is visually
different from the first form. In some embodiments, the first form
is an image or other graphic (e.g., 4310, FIG. 8B) and the second
form is a row (e.g., 4310, FIG. 8D) including characters associated
with at least one control icon (e.g., 4360-2, FIG. 8D). In some
embodiments, the second form is a row including characters near, or
within a predefined distance, corresponding to a hit region for the
control icon.
In some embodiments, the first user interface object is one of a
group of candidate icons and the second user interface object is
one of a group of user favorite icons. In some embodiments, the
remaining group of candidate icons is rearranged after moving the
first user interface object away from its original location. The
remaining group of candidate icons is the group of candidate icons
excluding the first user interface object. Upon detecting the
finger-up event, the first user interface object is displayed at a
location formerly occupied by the second user interface object and
a movement of the second user interface object to a location
formerly occupied by one of the remaining group of candidate icons
is animated.
FIG. 6 is a flow diagram illustrating a second process for swapping
first and second user interface objects in accordance with some
embodiments. FIGS. 8E through 8G illustrate another way the major
content categories that are displayed in the first area 4340 of the
display can be rearranged by a user to correspond to the user's
preferred (favorite) categories. The categories that are included
in area 4340 may also be listed in a first list area 4364 in the
more list 4362 (e.g., above separator 4352 in the more list 4362),
with the candidate categories listed in a second list area 4366 in
the more list 4362 (e.g., below separator 4352 in the more list
4362). Upon detection of a finger down event (601) (e.g., 4346-5,
FIG. 8E), a first user interface object is identified at which the
finger-down event occurs (603) (e.g., genres icon 4350). In
response to one or more finger dragging events (605) (e.g., from
4346-5 to 4346-6 (FIG. 8F) to 4346-7 (FIG. 8G)), the first user
interface object is moved on the touch screen display in accordance
with the finger-dragging event (607). Upon detecting a finger up
event (609) (e.g., at 4346-7), the portable device identifies a
second user interface object at which the finger-up event occurs
(611) and then visually replaces the second user interface object
with the first user interface object (613) (e.g., artists icon
4310) in both the first list area 4364 and in area 4340 (e.g.,
4350-1 and 4350-2, FIG. 8G), with the second user interface object
moving to the second list area 4366 (e.g., 4310, FIG. 8G).
In some embodiments, a portable multifunction device displays a
first group of user interface objects on the touch screen display
(e.g., icons in the more list 4362, FIG. 8B, which are candidates
for rearrangement). A second group of user interface objects is
displayed on the touch screen display (e.g., icons in area 4340). A
finger-down event is detected on the touch screen display (e.g.,
contact 4346-1, FIG. 8B). A first user interface object (e.g.,
genres icon 4350, FIG. 8B) in the first group at which the
finger-down event occurs is identified. One or more finger-dragging
events are detected on the touch screen display (e.g., the finger
drag from 4346-1 (FIG. 8B) to 4346-2 (FIG. 8C) to 4346-3 via 4365
(FIG. 8C)). The first user interface object on the touch screen
display is moved in accordance with the finger-dragging events. A
finger-up event is detected on the touch screen display (e.g.,
ending contact at 4346-3, FIG. 8C). A second user interface object
(e.g., artists icon 4310, FIG. 8B) in the second group at which the
finger-up event occurs is identified. The second user interface
object is visually replaced with the first user interface object
(e.g., artists icon 4310 in FIG. 8C is visually replaced with
genres icon 4350 in FIG. 8D).
In some embodiments, the set of finger movements described above
can be employed to represent a user's feedback on information or
services provided by the portable device. FIG. 7 is a flow diagram
illustrating a third process for displaying a ratings icon using as
input a finger swipe gesture on the touch screen display in
accordance with some embodiments. As illustrated in FIG. 8H and
FIG. 8I, a user rating may be applied to an item of content with a
finger gesture.
In some embodiments, a portable multifunction device displays a
series of ratings indicia (e.g., 4382, FIGS. 8H and 8I) on a touch
screen display (701). The ratings indicia comprise a lowest rating
indicia and one or more progressively higher rating indicia. In
some embodiments, the ratings indicia comprise stars (e.g., 4382-2,
FIG. 8I). In some embodiments, the series of ratings indicia
consists of five stars.
A finger gesture (e.g., 4384, FIG. 8I) by a user is detected on one
or more of the ratings indicia (703). The finger gesture contacts a
last rating indicia immediately prior to breaking contact with the
touch screen display (e.g., the third rating indicia in FIG. 8I).
In some embodiments, the finger gesture contacts the lowest rating
indicia prior to contacting one or more of the progressively higher
rating indicia. In some embodiments, the finger gesture is a swipe
gesture.
A rating corresponding to the last rating indicia contacted by the
finger gesture is used as input to a function or application in the
device (705). For example, the three-star rating for the song "Come
Together" in FIG. 8I may be used to sort this content versus other
content in the device and/or to determine how often this content is
heard when content is played in a random order.
In some embodiments, the rating corresponding to the last rating
indicia contacted by the finger gesture is used to give a rating
for an item of content that is playable with a content player
application on the device. In some embodiments, the item of content
is an item of music and the content player application is a music
player application. In some embodiments, the item of content is a
video and the content player application is a video player
application.
In some embodiments, the rating corresponding to the last rating
indicia contacted by the finger gesture is used to give a rating
for content on a web page that is viewable with a browser
application on the device.
A graphical user interface on a portable multifunction device with
a touch screen display comprises a series of ratings indicia 4382
on the touch screen display. The ratings indicia comprise a lowest
rating indicia and one or more progressively higher rating indicia.
In response to detecting a finger gesture by a user on one or more
of the ratings indicia, wherein the finger gesture contacts a last
rating indicia immediately prior to breaking contact with the touch
screen display, a rating corresponding to the last rating indicia
contacted by the finger gesture is used as input to a function or
an application in the device.
FIGS. 9A-9P illustrate exemplary user interfaces for an online
video application for a portable multifunction device in accordance
with some embodiments.
In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at
a portable electronic device (e.g., 100) with a touch screen
display 112.
The device displays a first list 2330-1 (FIG. 9A) of information
about online video items in a plurality of lists 2330 of
information about online video items. In some embodiments, the
plurality of lists of information about online video items include
at least two of: a list of information about featured content items
(e.g., videos featured by the online video website), a list of
information about most recently added content items (e.g., videos
most recently added to the online video website), a list of
information about most viewed content items (e.g., videos most
viewed by other users of the online video website, 2330-1, FIG.
9A), a list of information about top rated content items (e.g.,
videos rated by other users of the online video website), a list of
information about content items bookmarked by a user of the
computing device (e.g., bookmark list 2330-2, FIG. 9O), and a list
of information about content items viewed by a user of the
computing device (e.g., a list with a history of the video played
by the user). In some embodiments, a respective list 2330 of
information about online video items is displayed in a portrait
orientation of the touch screen display. In some embodiments, in
response to activation of a time window icon (e.g., all 2390, today
2392, or this week 2394 icons in FIG. 9A) a respective list may be
chosen to correspond to a specific time period.
The device displays a plurality of icons (e.g., 2332-1, 2332-2, and
2332-3, FIG. 9A) corresponding to at least some of the plurality of
lists of information about online video items. The plurality of
icons are displayed at the same time as a list of information about
online video items (e.g., list 2330-1, FIG. 9A).
In some embodiments, the device displays a search icon 2334 that
when activated initiates the display of a user interface 2300R
(FIG. 9N) for searching for online video items.
In response to detecting a moving finger gesture 2336 on the first
list of information about content items, the device scrolls the
first list of information about content items.
In response to detecting a stationary finger contact on a first
portion 2338 of a row 2340 in the first list of information about
online video items, wherein the row contains information about a
particular online video item, the device: initiates a request for
the particular online video item 2342 from a remote computer (e.g.,
an online video server for a web site such as www.youtube.com),
receives the particular online video item 2342, and plays the
particular online video item 2342 (FIG. 9B). In some embodiments,
the first portion 2338 of a row includes anywhere in the row except
a second portion of the row, such as additional information icon
2344.
In some embodiments, the row 2340 has a width, the touch screen 112
has a width and the width of the row is substantially the same as
the width of the touch screen display (e.g., at least 90% of the
width of the touch screen display). In some embodiments, the touch
screen display 112 has an area and the particular online video item
2342 uses substantially all (e.g., at least 90%) of the touch
screen display area when the particular online video item is
played. In some embodiments, the particular online video item 2342
is played in a landscape orientation of the touch screen display
(FIG. 9B).
In some embodiments, in response to detecting a finger contact 2346
(FIG. 9B) on the touch screen display while the particular online
video item 2342 is playing, the device displays one or more
playback controls. In some embodiments, the one or more playback
controls comprise a play icon 2304, a pause icon (not shown, which
may toggle with the play icon 2304), a sound volume icon 2324,
and/or a playback progress bar icon 2310. In some embodiments,
displaying one or more playback controls comprises displaying one
or more playback controls on top of the particular online video
item 2342 (e.g., a semi-transparent "heads-up display", as
illustrated in FIG. 9B).
In some embodiments, while playing the particular online video item
2342, the device ceases to display the one or more playback
controls. In some embodiments, ceasing to display the one or more
playback controls comprises fading out the one or more playback
controls. In some embodiments, the display of the one or more
playback controls is ceased after a predetermined time. In some
embodiments, the display of the one or more playback controls is
ceased after no contact is detected with the touch screen display
for a predetermined time.
In some embodiments, in response to detecting a finger contact 2346
on the touch screen display while the particular online video item
is playing, the device displays a bookmark icon 2350 that, if
activated by another finger contact 2348, bookmarks the particular
online video item 2342 (or initiates a process for creating a
bookmark for the item).
In some embodiments, in response to detecting a finger contact 2346
on the touch screen display while the particular online video item
is playing, the device displays a sharing icon 2352 that, if
activated by another finger contact 2354, initiates creation of an
electronic message to another user that includes a link to the
particular online video item. In some embodiments, in response to
detecting a finger contact 2346 on the touch screen display while
the particular online video item is playing, the device displays a
sharing icon 2352 that, if activated by another finger contact
2354, initiates creation of an electronic message to another user
that includes an online address (e.g., a URL such as
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xXNoB3t8vM" in FIG. 9E) for the
particular online video item. In some embodiments, the electronic
message is an email (FIG. 9E). In some embodiments, the electronic
message is an instant message, such as an SMS message.
In response to detecting a finger contact on a respective icon
(e.g., icon 2332-1, FIG. 9A or 2332-2, FIG. 9A) in the plurality of
icons, the device displays a corresponding list (e.g., 2330-1, FIG.
9A or 2330-2, FIG. 9O, respectively) of information about online
video items.
In some embodiments, in response to detecting a finger contact on a
second portion of the row in the first list of information about
online video items (e.g., a contact on icon 2344-3, FIG. 9A), the
device displays additional information about the particular online
video item (e.g., UI 2300G, FIG. 9C). The second portion (e.g.,
icon 2344) of the row is different from the first portion 2338 of
the row (e.g., anywhere else in the row 2340 besides icon 2344). In
some embodiments, the additional information about the particular
online video item includes information about related online video
items 2356. In some embodiments, in response to detecting a finger
contact on the second portion of the row, the device displays a
bookmark icon 2358 that, if activated by another finger contact
2360, bookmarks the particular online video item (or initiates a
process for creating a bookmark). In some embodiments, in response
to detecting a finger contact on the second portion of the row, the
device displays a sharing icon 2362 that, if activated by another
finger contact 2364, initiates creation of an electronic message to
another user that includes a link to (or an online address for) the
particular online video item (FIG. 9E). In some embodiments, in
response to detecting a finger contact on the second portion of the
row, the device: (a) displays a bookmark icon 2358 and a sharing
icon 2362 if the particular online video item is not bookmarked
(FIG. 9C), and (b) displays an enlarged sharing icon 2366 (FIG. 9D)
without the bookmark icon if the particular online video item is
already bookmarked (FIG. 9D).
In some embodiments, the device displays an icon 2368 that when
activated initiates the display of: (a) icons corresponding to at
least some of the plurality of lists of information about online
video items (e.g., 2332-4, 2332-5, 2332-6, FIG. 9F), and (b) a
configuration icon (e.g., Edit icon 2370, FIG. 9F) that when
activated initiates the display of a user interface 2300K (FIG. 9G)
for configuring which icons corresponding to at least some of the
plurality of lists are displayed with the first list of
information. In some embodiments, after detecting a gesture on the
configuration icon 2370, the device: detects a finger-down event
2372 at a first icon in a plurality of icons; detects one or more
finger-dragging events 2374 on the touch screen display; moves the
first icon on the touch screen display along a path determined by
the finger-dragging events until the first icon at least in part
overlaps a second icon in the plurality of icons (e.g., in FIG. 9I,
"Most Recent" icon partially overlaps "Most Viewed" icon); detects
a finger-up event 2376 at the second icon; and visually replaces
the second icon with the first icon (e.g., in FIG. 9J, "Most
Recent" icon visually replaces the "Most Viewed" icon in FIG. 9I).
In some embodiments, while moving the first icon on the touch
screen display, the device displays the first icon in a manner
visually distinguishable from other icons on the touch screen
display (e.g., the "Most Recent" icon is enlarged in FIG. 9I). As
shown in FIGS. 9K-9M, an analogous finger down, finger drag, and
finger up process may be used to rearrange the icons 2332 (and
2334) that are displayed with the first list of information (e.g.,
exchanging the positions of the "Most Recent" icon and the
"Bookmarks" icon).
In some embodiments, in response to detecting a finger contact on a
playback completion icon 2314 (FIG. 9B), the device ceases to play
the particular online video item 2342, and displays again the first
list of information 2330-1 (FIG. 9A). In some embodiments, the
finger contact detected on the playback completion icon comprises a
tap gesture.
A graphical user interface 2300E on a portable electronic device
100 with a touch screen display 112 includes: a first list 2330-1
of information about online video items in a plurality of lists of
information about online video items; and a plurality of icons 2332
corresponding to at least some of the plurality of lists of
information about online video items. In response to detecting a
finger contact on a first portion 2338 of a row 2340 in the first
list 2330-1 of information about online video items, wherein the
row contains information about a particular online video item: a
request is initiated for the particular online video item 2342 from
a remote computer, the particular online video item 2342 is
received, and the particular online video item 2342 is played. In
some embodiments, in response to detecting a finger contact on a
second portion of the row (e.g., additional information icon 2344)
in the first list of information about online video items, wherein
the second portion of the row is different from the first portion
of the row, additional information is displayed about the
particular online video item (e.g., in UI 2300G, FIG. 9C). In
response to detecting a finger contact on a respective icon 2332 in
the plurality of icons, a corresponding list 2330 of information
about online video items is displayed.
The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has been
described with reference to specific embodiments. However, the
illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or
to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many
modifications and variations are possible in view of the above
teachings. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to
best explain the principles of the invention and its practical
applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best
utilize the invention and various embodiments with various
modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
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